Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Insurer Hallmark Financial Exiting Binding Primary Commercial Auto Business
Mar 3 2020 // Citing loss development for prior underwriting years, Dallas-based specialty property/casualty insurer Hallmark Financial Services Inc., is exiting its Binding Primary Auto business. The commercial auto product the company...
Family-run Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Snared in ‘Operation Car Seats’ in California
Mar 3 2020 // California Department of Insurance detectives arrested seven suspects on 31 felony charges of auto insurance fraud for their alleged involvement in a family-run organized auto fraud ring dubbed Operation Car...
U.S. Lags Europe in Driver Assist Technology Safety Testing
Mar 2 2020 // Autopilot, Super Cruise and Drive Pilot are different names given to technology that automates steering and braking in a growing number of vehicles, but none of it can safely “pilot” cars without regular human...
Texas Auto Body Shop Owner Get 2 Years for Insurance Fraud
Mar 1 2020 // The owner of an auto body shop in San Antonio, Texas has been sentenced to two years in jail for cashing insurance claim checks without fixing the car he was being paid to repair. The Texas Department of Insurance said...
New Florida Law Ensures Police Officers Can Park Marked Vehicles at Home
Feb 28 2020 // Some Florida law enforcement officers have been told they aren’t allowed to park their marked cars at home, but that’s about to change. One of the first bills in the 2020 legislative session signed into law...
Trucking Can Be Deadly. And Not Just For Truckers.: Viewpoint
Feb 28 2020 // Of the major industries for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported workplace fatality rates for 2018, truck transportation was the most dangerous, with 28 deaths per 100,000 full-time-equivalent workers. To be sure,...
Q4 Earnings Briefs: State Auto, National General, Donegal, Safety, Protective
Feb 28 2020 // State Auto Financial State Auto Financial Corp. (STFC) reported fourth-quarter net income of $32.7 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had net income...
California Father And Son Charged With Auto Insurance Fraud
Feb 28 2020 // A father and son from California have been charged with felony counts of auto insurance fraud after allegedly falsifying an insurance claim in order to receive an undeserved payout from an insurance company. The charges...
Nationwide, Generali Form Joint Venture N2G to Sell Multinational Commercial Lines
Feb 27 2020 // Trieste, Italy meet Columbus, Ohio. Ciao! Hello! Two large insurers — Ohio’s Nationwide and Italy’s Generali — are teaming up to serve commercial insurance customers with global needs. The insurers...
Windhaven Insurance Ceasing Operations, Assets to be Auctioned Off
Feb 27 2020 // Auto and home insurer Windhaven Insurance has alerted its agents and employees in Florida that it is winding down the insurance operations of its entities, including Windhaven National Insurance Co., ClutchAnalytics and...
Northern California Sting Brings Insurance Fraud Charges in Auto Body Repair Bust
Feb 27 2020 // An operation by a crime task force in Northern California targeting auto body repair facilities resulted in eight felony counts of insurance fraud against four individuals The California Department of Insurance, Contra...
Idaho Man Sentenced for Fabricating Bill of Sale on $700 Mercedes
Feb 27 2020 // An Idaho man was sentenced for insurance fraud in violation of Idaho code after reportedly purchasing a 1992 Mercedes for $700 and then adding the vehicle to an existing policy with GEICO. Hester then filed a claim for...
Safety Board Hits Tesla Autopilot Design, Regulator’s ‘Misguided’ Approach
Feb 26 2020 // The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday sharply criticized Tesla Inc.’s lack of system safeguards in a fatal 2018 Autopilot crash in California and called U.S. regulators’ approach in overseeing the...
Toyota to Offer Nationwide’s Auto Insurance Product with Telematics
Feb 26 2020 // Toyota car owners can buy insurance that promises them up to 40 percent savings for safe driving. Toyota Insurance Management Solutions (TIMS) has teamed up with Nationwide to launch what they are calling TIMS BrightDrive,...
Many Vehicles, Many Uses, Many Questions
Feb 26 2020 // This week’s blog post comes to us from friend of the Academy, Joseph S. Harrington. Joe is a prolific writer, observer, and commentator on the insurance industry. This post is based on his recent Academy webinar by...
QIC Global Names van der Straaten as Chief Executive Officer
Feb 26 2020 // QIC Global, the specialty insurance and reinsurance subsidiary of Qatar Insurance Group, announced the appointment of Michael van der Straaten, as CEO of QIC Global (International), effective March 1, 2020. van der...
Intuit to Acquire Credit Karma for $7.1 Billion
Feb 25 2020 // Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, QuickBooks and Mint, has agreed to acquire Credit Karma, the consumer technology platform, for approximately $7.1 billion in cash and stock. The combination brings together two technology...
Deer Sent Flying by Car Crashed into 2nd Car, Killing Driver
Feb 24 2020 // A deer sent flying when it was hit by a car in southeast Iowa crashed through the window of a second car, killing its driver, the Iowa State Patrol said. The accident occurred a little after 7 p.m. Wednesday on Iowa...
National Insurance Crime Bureau Says Arizona Leads Nation in Auto Glass Claims
Feb 24 2020 // Arizona leads the nation in auto glass claims despite being 14th in total population, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Insurance industry data shows that between 2015 and 2019, 10% of the nation’s...
Allstate’s Growth Plan Includes Shift in Agent Commissions, Hike in Advertising
Feb 24 2020 // Allstate first disclosed its Transformative Growth Plan in December, an effort to overhaul how it does business, boost efficiency and reduce expenses. During the Illinois-based property/casualty insurer’s Q4 2019...
